Ties between Boeing and Trump run deepUS President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs to visit storm-hit areas of Alabama from the White House in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2019. Muilenburg told Trump in Tuesday’s morning call that the aircraft was safe and did not need to be grounded, two people briefed on the conversation said. SEE ALSO :Uhuru bids farewell to ambassadors Godec, MuftiLater in the day, aviation officials repeated that U.S. flights of the plane would continue. But while the relationship hasn’t all been cozy, ties between Boeing and the Trump administration run deep. Trump has used Boeing products and sites as a backdrop for major announcements over the course of his presidency.

Source: Standard Digital March 13, 2019 01:30 UTC